Women's rights and access to land in Africa
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2010
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WRENmedia
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Women produce more than 80 per cent of the food in Africa, yet own only one per cent of the land. Despite supportive laws in some countries, women face discrimination, particularly when widowed or divorced. To ensure that women obtain leverage in land matters will require revisiting land distributive mechanisms. If women were able to access credit, they would be able to increasingly break the barriers of the land market and be able to purchase and own land. Snippets of dialogue are quoted in this brief article in relation to land reform and women’s rights.
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OWNERSHIP, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, LAND TENURE, CUSTOMARY LAW, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, LAND RIGHTS, AFRICAN COUNTRIES, WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT, SOUTH OF SAHARA